中英双语新闻——162 Taiwan goes Hollywood

搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。

 

　　直升机交火，街头爆炸和劫持飞机，这些都是好莱坞动作片中的惯用桥段，但台湾电影却很少尝试过这些元素，即使有也是凤毛麟角。

 

　　That is, until now. Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault, an action blockbuster by Tsai Yueh-hsun, successfully turns up the heat with action sequences the like of which have never been seen in Taiwanese productions.

 

　　而到现在，我们终于可以这样说：由蔡岳勋执导的动作大片《痞子英雄首部曲：全面开战》，成功地掀起一股动作热潮，而在台湾电影中这可谓是史无前例。

 

　　The fireworks are complemented² by a star-studded cast led by Mark Chao and Huang Bo.

 

　　该片可谓众星云集，赵又廷和黄渤担当领衔主演，为各种爆炸交火戏份锦上添花。

 

　　The film is the prequel to Tsai’s popular TV drama in 2009 Black & White. Set in a fictional³ city named Harbor City, the story follows a young detective Hero Wu (Chao) who needs help from a retired⁴ gangster⁵ Xu Dafu (Huang) to solve a murder. Meanwhile, Xu finds he needs the cop to retrieve⁶ priceless stolen goods.

 

　　该片是2009年台湾热门剧集《痞子英雄》的前传。故事背景被设置在一个虚构城市——海港城之中。年轻警员吴英雄（赵又廷饰）请求金盆洗手的黑帮成员徐达夫（黄渤饰）来协助侦破一桩谋杀案。而同时徐达夫也认为自己需要这个警察帮忙追回价值不菲的赃物。

 

　　Naturally, fingers are crossed that the unlikely duo will save the day.

 

　　观众自然而然地会祈祷这个看似互不相干的二人组最终成为救世主。

 

　　Mostly shot in Kaohsiung with a hefty budget of $12 million (76 million yuan), the movie is an ambitious project.

 

　　影片斥资1200万美元（约合7600万人民币），大多数场景都拍摄于高雄，堪称“雄心之作”。

 

　　Tsai and his team spent about $1 million to have an aircraft mock-up made in the US. Now based in Kaoshiung, the plane is Taiwan’s first to be built specially⁷ for movies.

 

　　蔡岳勋和他的团队斥资百万美金赴美打造飞机实体模型。如今这架位于高雄的道具飞机成为台湾首个飞机摄影棚。

 

　　Needless to say, the resulting movie is packed with adrenaline-pumping action, all undertaken without stuntmen.

 

　　毫无疑问，最终该片充满令人心跳加速的动作场景，且全无替身。

 

　　Chao is definitely an action star in the making. He jumps from a bridge, spins a car at high speed and drives through explosions.

 

　　赵又廷无疑成为一颗冉冉升起的武打明星。从跳桥戏，到旋转飞车，再到驾车穿越爆炸现场，全都亲力亲为。

 

　　There is sparkling on-screen chemistry between Chao and Huang as the righteous cop and the smart-mouthed gangster. The two partners progress through finely choreographed⁸ set pieces that make good use of the diverse landscapes that the port city offers.

 

　　赵又廷饰演的正义警察同黄渤饰演的黑帮滑头之间产生了化学反应，迸发出银幕火花。影片充分利用高雄这个港口城市的各色景观，在精心设计的一幕幕场景中，这对搭档勇往直前。

 

　　From industrial docks and ultra modern skyscrapers⁹ to a bustling¹⁰ urban center, Kaohsiung looks like an amusement park for filmmakers.

 

　　从工业码头、超现代摩天大楼到繁华市中心，对于摄制组来说，高雄就像个游乐场。

 

　　Though the action is top-notch, more often than not, the film prizes style over content. The story and the motives¹¹ of the characters are not properly outlined, and plot lines appear and disappear without sufficient exposition.

 

　　尽管动作场面堪称一流，但对该片呈现手法的赞誉大于内容本身。故事情节以及人物的动机并未完全勾勒出来，而且情节线索也忽隐忽现，不够明了。

 

　　As a result, the film gets a bit baffling toward the end as to what groups of characters are involved.

 

　　所以，直到结尾，观众也没弄清楚剧中人物角色的关系。

 

　　Nevertheless, Tsai and his team deserve a round of applause for producing a slick Hollywood-style production.

 

　　不过，能够打造出这样一部华丽的好莱坞式作品，蔡岳勋导演和他的团队理应获得大家的掌声。

分享到：